ALU 201 FINAL ASSESSMENT SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS PACK
●● pyrosis.
Answer: a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by
gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the
esophagus) aka heartburn
●● hiatial hernia.
Answer: two types:
sliding or axial hiatal hernia
paraesophageal hernia
●● odynophagia.
Answer: pain associated with dysphagia
●● causes of ulcers.
Answer: gastric cancer, NSAIDS, alcohol
●● proton pump inhibitor (PPI).
, Answer: ..., supresses gastric acid secretions; also used for
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Examples: Aciphex, Prevacid,
Prilosec, Protonix
●● Causes of Crohn's disease mortality.
Answer: malabsorption, bleeding, cancer
●● Malignant Pancreas tumor.
Answer: most common type is pancreatic adenocarcinoma
high mortality rate
●● Causes of chronic and acute pancreatitis.
Answer: alcohol, blockage by gallstones, medications, infection,
autoimmune disease, and idiopathically. Acute pancreatitis has a high
mortality rate
●● pancreatitis can cause:.
Answer: 1. inadequate insulin production (diabetes)
2. inadequate digestive enzyme production (pancreatic insufficiency)
which requires treatment with oral digestive enzymes-creon, pancrease
3. fluid and debris adjacent to pancreas, forming a cyst-like mass
(pseudocyst)
●● esophageal manometry.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS PACK
●● pyrosis.
Answer: a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by
gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the
esophagus) aka heartburn
●● hiatial hernia.
Answer: two types:
sliding or axial hiatal hernia
paraesophageal hernia
●● odynophagia.
Answer: pain associated with dysphagia
●● causes of ulcers.
Answer: gastric cancer, NSAIDS, alcohol
●● proton pump inhibitor (PPI).
, Answer: ..., supresses gastric acid secretions; also used for
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Examples: Aciphex, Prevacid,
Prilosec, Protonix
●● Causes of Crohn's disease mortality.
Answer: malabsorption, bleeding, cancer
●● Malignant Pancreas tumor.
Answer: most common type is pancreatic adenocarcinoma
high mortality rate
●● Causes of chronic and acute pancreatitis.
Answer: alcohol, blockage by gallstones, medications, infection,
autoimmune disease, and idiopathically. Acute pancreatitis has a high
mortality rate
●● pancreatitis can cause:.
Answer: 1. inadequate insulin production (diabetes)
2. inadequate digestive enzyme production (pancreatic insufficiency)
which requires treatment with oral digestive enzymes-creon, pancrease
3. fluid and debris adjacent to pancreas, forming a cyst-like mass
(pseudocyst)
●● esophageal manometry.
